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#2FAECD

#2faecd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2faecd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 68.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.07% cyan, 15.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 191.77°, with 62.7% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3528

Complementary

  1. #2faecd
  2. #cd4e2f

Split complementary

  1. #2faecd
  2. #cd2f5f
  3. #cd9d2f

Analogous

  1. #2fcd9d
  2. #2faecd
  3. #2f5fcd

Triadic

  1. #2faecd
  2. #cd2fae
  3. #aecd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2faecd
  2. #4e2fcd
  3. #cd4e2f
  4. #aecd2f

Square

  1. #2faecd
  2. #9d2fcd
  3. #cd4e2f
  4. #5fcd2f

Monochromatic

  1. #124451
  2. #21798f
  3. #2faecd
  4. #6bc7dd
  5. #aadfeb

Shades

#2faecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faecd
  2. #2a9db9
  3. #268ba4
  4. #217a90
  5. #1c687b
  6. #185767
  7. #134652
  8. #0e343e
  9. #092329
  10. #051115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faecd
  2. #44b6d2
  3. #59bed7
  4. #6dc6dc
  5. #82cee1
  6. #97d7e6
  7. #acdfeb
  8. #c1e7f0
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faecd
  2. #37a9c5
  3. #3fa5be
  4. #47a0b6
  5. #4f9cae
  6. #5897a7
  7. #60929f
  8. #688e97
  9. #70898f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859acd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7dabce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2faecd {
  color: #2faecd;
}
Background
.bg-2faecd {
  background-color: #2faecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faecd {
  border: 2px solid #2faecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 174 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faecd, #2f5fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 174 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.95 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.82 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.92 #d05132 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2faecd  rgb(47, 174, 205)  hsl(192, 63%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd4e2f  rgb(205, 78, 47)  hsl(12, 63%, 49%)  Cinnabar
#cd2fae  rgb(205, 47, 174)  hsl(312, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#aecd2f  rgb(174, 205, 47)  hsl(72, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green